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Atlanta’s First Household Hazardous Waste, Meds and E-Scrap Thanks to Peggy Witlow Ratcliffe with LivingGreenPages & Live Thrive Atlanta and Atlanta City Council member, Carla Smith, on Sept. 25, the first 500 residents of Atlanta will be able to not only properly dispose of household hazardous waste, such as oil-based paint, solvents, car wax, insecticides, fertilizers, but they can also responsibly get rid of medicines and electronics. So why limit this great event to only 500? It all comes down to money. It's hugely expensive to responsibly dispose of anything that contains harmful materials. Just ask Peggy Witlow Rattcliffe, who has been working for two year to put this event together--just out of the goodness of her heart. Thankfully, Carla Smith, a long time supporter of the environment, recognized that Peggy could get the job done. Go to LivingGreenPages and download the flyer that will tell you what you can and cannot dispose of. When you get to the event, don't forget to drop in an extra donation so Peggy can organize more events like this. |
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Cap and Trade, Explained June 23, 2010--The Council For Quality Growth, Verus Carbon Neutral and Southeast Green hosted a presentation by Tom Cushing, VP of Membership for the Chicago Climate Exchange. Mr. Cushing did an excellent job explaining the fundamentals of cap-and-trade systems and their origins. Many in the crowd were surprised to find that the first environmental cap-and-trade system was authorized by George H. Bush to stop acid rain. Cushing explained that the NOx and SOx cap and trade proved so successful because it was market driven and was net positive to the economy. He also mentioned that the idea of cap and trade was at one point part of the 'conservative' agenda but somehow has shifted to the 'left.' Cushing said that the voluntary members of the CCX, which include companies like Ford, Intel, Motorola and DuPont, already make up the largest cap-and-trade system in the world. This is significant considering the CCX is larger than all of Germany, which is under a mandated carbon legislation. Asked why any company would volunteer to restrict their greenhouse gas output, Cushing replied that CCX members have not only acquired the discipline to reduce their CO2, but also cut their energy costs by millions of dollars. Mr. Cushing anticipated tough questions and seemed to enjoy the high spirit of the crowd and the large volume of inquiries. The Council For Quality Growth was pleased at the turn out and the 'energy' in the room. Tom Cushing proved to be an advocate of business growth and put a fresh perspective on cap and trade. |
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WALL STREET JOURNAL, April 15, 2010 Reducing Emissions, and a Guilty Conscience By NANCY MATSUMOTO Our family of three lives in a major metropolitan city, owns one car and travels by air about 20,000 miles per year on vacation. We're meat eaters and cook on a gas range, but have no pets. So what's our "carbon footprint"—the yearly amount of carbon dioxide we emit into the environment? Anywhere between seven and 23 tons of greenhouse gases generated every year, based on online calculators. Since the term carbon footprint entered the conversation, consumers have become increasingly aware of their consumption, travel and leisure choices and their impact on the environment. Read complete article... |
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40 YEAR OLD BUSINESS VIRGIN Radio Show May 7, 2010--Eric Taub was featured on RadioX's show 40 Year Old Business Virgin. Eric talks about how Verus was founded, some of the basics of running a successful business and the challenges. Click on our podcast to hear the interview. |
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Dr. Richard Sandor Speaks at the Commerce Club in Atlanta
and Emory University Graduate Students March 30 & 31, 2010--Dr. Richard Sandor, CEO of the Chicago Climate Exchange, was in Atlanta and spoke at The Commerce Club as well as Emory University. His presentation at The Commerce Club was to a select group of business and political leaders in Atlanta with representatives from Georgia Power, Home Depot and Coca-Cola as well as Georgia's Commissioner of Economic development, Ken Stewart. Sandor's presentation focused on ”Financial Innovation and Global Environmental Impacts.” According to Sandor, he owes much of his success to a Georgia US Senator who helped clear the way for today's financial markets. Fortunately, Dr. Sandor's presentation at Emory University was recorded: VIDEO LINK Richard L. Sandor is chairman and founder of the Chicago Climate Exchange, the world’s first and North America’s only voluntary, legally binding greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade system. He is chairman of Climate Exchange plc (CLE), a publicly traded company listed on the London stock exchange’s AIM division. CLE owns the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) and the European Climate Exchange (ECX) and the CFTC-regulated futures division of CCX, the Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE). In the early 1970s Sandor served as Vice President and chief economist of the Chicago Board of Trade. It was at that time that he earned the reputation as the principal architect of the interest-rate futures market and was later honored by the City of Chicago for his significant contribution to the creation of financial futures. In October 2007, Sandor was honored as one of TIME Magazine’s “Heroes of the Environment” for his work as the “Father of Carbon of Trading.” In 2008 Sandor received the Financial Management Association’s “Outstanding Financial Executive Award” and in July 2009 Sandor was named Entrepreneur of the Year in the “green” category in the Midwest region by Ernst and Young. |
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Andrew Keenan and Judy Keenan pose with Captain Planet at 2010 EarthShare event |
EarthShare Earth Week Events April 21, 2010--Verus was proud to sponsor this year's EarthShare Earth Week event. EarthShare chose Verus to measure the carbon footprint of the events and offset all CO2e generated. Approximately 1,000 employees participated from 24 companies in the Corporate Green Day Challenge, volunteering at 20 locations to clean up parks and stream banks, plant gardens, mulch trees and trails. Congratulations to our winning Green Day teams, Bank of America and Tomorrow Pictures. More than 400 hundred people attended the 14th annual Earth Day Party on Land and more than 500 attended the 8th annual Earth Day Leadership Breakfast, making them the largest yet! Congratulations to our award winners! Whole Foods Market received the EarthShare of Georgia Community Partner award; Kaiser Permanente, our Presenting Sponsor, received the EarthShare of Georgia Campaign Champion award and GreenLaw received the EarthShare of Georgia Member Group of the Year award. |
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